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Napoleon is born
Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Ajaccio, Corsica, France. On August, 15th 1769. -
Storming of Bastille
The Storming of Bastille occured in france. The medieval fortress and prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris. -
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Battle of Toulon
The battle of toulon was an early republican victory over a royalist rebellion in the southern french city of Toulon. It was also called the siege od toulon. -
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Egyptian Campaign
Napoleons campaign in the orient. To protect french trade interests. -
18 Brumaire Coup
The coup of 18 Brumaire brought Napoleon Bonaparte to power as First Consul of France. It also may have ended the French Revolution. -
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The First Consul
The Consulate was the government of France from the fall of the Directory in the coup of Brumaire in 1799 until the start of the Napoleonic Empire in 1804. During this period, Napoleon, as First Consul, had established himself as the head of a more centralized republican government in France while not declaring himself head of state. -
Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar was a naval engagement fought by the Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French and Spanish. The battle was the most decisive naval victory of the war. -
Battle of Austerlitz
The Battle of Austerlitz, also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors, was one of the most important and decisive engagements of the Napoleonic Wars. The Grande Armee of France defeatded a larger Russian and Austrian army led by Tsar Alexander I and Holy Roman Emperor Francis II. -
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Continental System
The Continental System was the foreign policy of Napoleon in his struggle against Great Britain during the Napoleonic Wars. In terms of economic damage to Great Britain, the blockade was largely ineffective. -
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Napoleonic Code
The Napoleonic Code is the French civil code established under Napoleon in 1804. The code forbade privileges based on birth, allowed freedom of religion, and specified that government jobs should go to the most qualified. -
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Peninsular War
The Peninsular War was a military conflict between Napoleon's empire and the allied powers of Spain, Britain and Portugal for control of the Iberian Peninsula. The war started when French and Spanish armies invaded and occupied Portugal in 1807. -
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Invasion of Russia
The French Invasion of Russia began on 24 June 1812 when Napoleon's Grande Armee crossed the Neman River in an attempt to engage and defeat the Russian army. The official political aim of the campaign was to liberate Poland from the threat of Russia. -
Retreat from Moscow
One month after Napoleons massive invading he deserted Moscow. The French army was forced to retreat out of Russia. -
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Battle of Leipzig
The Battle of Leipzig was fought 16–19 October 1813, at Leipzig, in Saxony. The coalition armies of Russia, Prussia, Austria, and Sweden defeated the French army of Napoleon I. -
Exile to Elba
The Exile to Elaba is was when Napoleon was banished to the medditerranian island of Elba. This occured on aprill 11th 1814. -
Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on June 18th 1815, near Waterloo in present-day Belgium. A French army under the command of Napoleon was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition. -
Napoleons Death
In February 1821, Napoleon's health began to deteriorate rapidly. He reconciled with the Catholic Church.
